EAGLES EARNS DISTRICT TITLE WITH 68-20 WIN

McMannis leads both offense and defense…

By Staff

WHITE CITY – On Thursday, Canton/Galva went on the road and won their 8-Man Division II District II championship with a resounding 68-20 win over Rural Vista.

Now 7-1 for the season and one of seven district top seeds in the 8-Man Division II playoffs, the Eagles wait for the games on Friday to determine who they will play in the first round of regional action.

(Photos from Tina McMannis)

Lane McMannis, a senior Eagle, had a monster game as he returned a pair of kickoffs 70 yards for touchdowns while running the ball nine times for 174 yards and another three touchdowns all while leading the defense in tackles with 16.5 tackles.

Leyton Witte, another senior Eagle, contributed with two running touchdowns while both Wyatt Collins and Jaden Ediger also punched into the end zone on runs.

Wyatt Collins and Witte also topped the defense with 10.5 and 10 tackles, respectively.

As a team, the Eagles scored twice in both the first and second quarters while Rural Vista found the end zone twice in the second quarter, leaving Canton/Galva with a 30-14 advantage going into the halftime break.

To finish out the game, the Eagles scored three more times in the third quarter before adding two more in the fourth with Rural Vista getting one to get to the final score of 68-20.

In possible the toughest game since game one at Little River, Canton/Galva managed to roll up 325 yards in offense on just 28 plays that included 250 yards rushing and 75 yards passing, while Rural Vista nicked the Eagle defense for 313 total yards on 67 plays that included 269 yards on the ground.

CANTON/GALVA EAGLE FOOTBALL at Rural Vista

SCORING > EAGLES = 16-14-24-14 = 68; Rural Vista = 0-14-0-6 = 20.

1st Quarter >

EAGLES > Lane McMannis on a 36-yard run (Leyton Witte ran for 2-Point Conversion) 8-0

EAGLES > Leyton Witte on a 10-yard run (Jaden Ediger ran for 2-Point Conversion) 16-0

2nd Quarter >

Rural Vista > Scored on a 38-yard run (2-Point Conversio Failed) 16-6

EAGLES > Lane McMannis on a 70-yard kickoff return (McMannis ran for 2-Point Conversion) 24-6

Rural Vista > Scored on a 17-yard pass play (Ran for 2-Point Conversion) 24-14

EAGLES > Leyton Witte on a a6-yard run (2-Point Conversion Failed) 30-14

3rd Quarter >

EAGLES > Lane McMannis on a 70-yard kickoff return (McMannis ran for 2-Point Conversion) 38-14

EAGLES > Lane McMannis on a 60-yard run (Jaden Ediger pass to Wyatt Collins for 2-Point Conversion) 46-14

EAGLES > Lane McMannis on a 2-yard run (Ediger pass to Witte for 2-Point Conversion) 54-14

4th Quarter >

Rural Vista > Scored on an 18-yard run (2-Point Conversion Failed) 54-20

EAGLES > Wyatt Collins on a 25-yard run (McMannis ran for 2-Point conversion) 62-20

EAGLES > Jaden Ediger on a 5-yard run (No 2-Point Conversion) 68-20

TEAM STATS > EAGLES Rural Vista

1st Downs > 17 17

Plays/Yards > 28/325 67/313

Passing Yards > 75 44

Rushing Yards > 250 269

3rd Downs/Made > 3/2 16/5

Fumbles > 0 0

Interceptions > 1 2

Penalties/Yards > 1/4 2/24

EAGLE INDIVIDUAL STAT LEADERS >

Passing (comp/atts/yds/td/int) > Jaden Ediger – 4/7/75/0/1; Leyton Witte – 0/2/0/0/0.

Rushing (atts/yds/td) > Lane McMannis – 9/174/3; Wyatt Collins – 3/32/1; Leyton Witte – 3/25/2; Jaden Ediger – 4/19/1.

Receiving (rec/yds/td) > Wyatt Collins – 2/60/0; Leyton Witte – 2/15/0.

Defense (tackles/sacks/int) > Lane McMannis – 16.5/0/0; Wyatt Collins – 10.5/0/1; Leyton Witte – 10.0/0/0; Dylan Cherry – 6.0/0/0; Jory Ratzlaff – 5.5/0/0; Noah Collins – 4.0/0/0; Isom Marston – 4.0/0/0; Kustom Schamp – 2.5/0/1.

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